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Stocks Info
As a NYSE listed company, LUV falls under the Industrials sector while operating within the Airlines industry segment. The current market capitalization of Southwest Airlines Co is $15.19B. A total of 22.08 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 12.63M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Cush C. David bought 5,000 shares of LUV for 30.03 per share on Mar 12 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 19,011 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 13 ’25, Watson Patricia A bought 3,268 shares at 30.58 per share. LUV shares that Director owns now total 11,243.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Reynolds Christopher P. acquired of 3,258 shares on Mar 13 ’25 at a per-share price of $30.68. This resulted in the Director holding 18,914 shares of LUV after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Feinberg Sarah bought 500 shares at $31.48 per share on Mar 14 ’25. Company shares held by the Director now total 7,311.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Southwest Airlines Co pays an annual dividend of $0.72, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.72%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 31.42. LUV’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.32% when it declared a $0.18 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/12/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/26/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.26%. The LUV stock dividend was $0.18 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LUV has a high of $36.12 and a low of $23.58.
As of this writing, LUV has an earnings estimate of $0.61 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 12.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.74 per share and a lower estimate of $0.5.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. LUV’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $15.50B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $12.28B in debt and $9.16B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $17.44, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $10.41B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for LUV is Buy with a score of 2.95.
